Abstract

Background

Given the highly debated role of dairy food consumption in modulating biomarkers of
metabolic syndrome, this study was conducted to examine the influence of long-term
(6 month) dairy consumption on metabolic parameters in healthy volunteers under free-living
conditions without energy restriction.

Methods

Twenty-three healthy subjects completed a randomized, crossover trial of 12 months.
Participants consumed their habitual diets and were randomly assigned to one of two
treatment groups: a high dairy supplemented group instructed to consume 4 servings
of dairy per day (HD); or a low dairy supplemented group limited to no more than 2
servings of dairy per day (LD). Baseline, midpoint, and endpoint metabolic responses
were examined.